How Did Geography Affect The Daily Life Of Chinese Civilization

Geography had a large impact on the daily lives of the Chinese. The landforms, physical barriers, distance, and three major rivers were both beneficial and detrimental towards the daily lives of the Chinese. The geography of the landforms and rivers shaped the Chinese civilizations in very beneficial ways. China had vast landforms that allowed many to communicate with others for transportation and trading with other countries. Four regions lied beyond the heartland: the Northeast, Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Xizang. These regions were home to diverse ethnic groups and some of the areas were rich in natural resources. This later resulted in trading between Chinese civilizations. The landforms were also very essential towards the daily living of the Chinese. Terraces, small, flat fields were built into

South china allowed richer farming for rice, cotton, tea, and vegetables. South China contained many hills so people were packed onto the farmland in the river valleys. The landforms and rivers shaped Chinese civilizations and became part of the Chinese’s daily lives from the transportation routes, the trade routes, and the irrigation water supplied to them. China had many physical barriers that contributed to Chinese ethnocentrism, the belief that the Chinese were superior compared to everyone else in the world because they lived at the center of the Earth. The Chinese called their land “Zhongguo” because it was the middle kingdom in the center of their civilization. The Chinese believed that they lived at the center of the Earth because of the many physical barriers that limited the Chinese contact with others. For instance, the Gobi Desert, the Himalayas, and the Mongolian Plateaus led to limited contact with other cultures. Thus, the Chinese believed that they were superior to other ethnic groups which contributed to the Chinese's belief in